In-Person Folk Art Courses
2025-06-13 – Scandinavian Flat-Plane Figure Carving (In-Person)
Schedule: June 13-15 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Charles Banks Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Join instructor Charles Banks for a dive into Scandinavian Flat Plane Figure carving. You will use only a knife to...
from $275.00
2025-06-13 – Weaving a Traditional Willow Basket (In-Person)
Schedule: June 13-15 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Lee Zieke and Lindsay Lee Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. When European immigrants came to North America, they brought with them a host of crafts...
from $325.00
2025-06-28 – Introduction to Chip Carving (In-Person)
Schedule: June 28-29 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Shawn Sersland Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Chip carving is one of the oldest styles of woodcarving and has been used to decorate objects in...
from $185.00
2025-07-09 – Double Weave Pick-Up (In-Person)
Schedule: July 9-13 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Laura Demuth Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Finnweave, or Merkavev, is a weaving technique in which two layers of fabric are interchanged to form...
from $455.00
2025-07-11 – A Matter of Time: A Revival of the Primstav (In-Person)
Schedule: July 11-13 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Rebecca Hanna Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Life is busy. How did our ancestors keep track of all the important dates in their lives...
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2025-07-19 – Åkle Weaving on a Warp-Weighted Loom (In-Person)
Schedule: July 19-23 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Marta Kløve Juuhl Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Discover the rich tradition of Åkle - or coverlet - weaving! In this class you’ll learn...
from $495.00
2025-07-19 – Intermediate to Advanced Acanthus Carving (In-Person)
Schedule: July 19-23 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Hans Sandom Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Join master woodworker Hans Sandom for an in-depth exploration of acanthus carving. The acanthus leaf has been...
from $455.00
2025-07-20 – Rosemaling: A Cupboard, a Brush and Hans Belle (In-Person)
Schedule: July 20-23 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Pam Rucinski Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. This four-day in-person class will paint a Bostkast (comb cupboard) specially designed for us by woodworker extraordinaire,...
from $365.00
2025-07-21 Hallingdal Bunad Embroidery (In-Person)
Schedule: July 21-23 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Gina Nylund Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Join us for a Hallingdal bunad purse embroidery class with Gina A. Nylund of Bunad Creations! Learn...
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2025-07-21 – Early-Style Laminated Knife Blade (In-Person)
Schedule: July 21-23 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Tom Latané Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in the new forging classroom. Students will forge material for two laminated knife blades using wrought iron...
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2025-07-28 – Introduction to Knifemaking: The Bruk Kniv (In-Person)
Schedule: July 28-30 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Jon Roisen Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in the knifemaking classroom. In this class, students will make a Norwegian bruk kniv, or farm knife – a...
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2025-07-28 – Tinwork Lantern (In-Person)
Schedule: July 28-30 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Kitty Latané Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in the woodworking classroom. A tin lamp from the Vesterheim collection serves as the inspiration for this...
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2025-07-28 – Varafell Weaving on a Warp-Weighted Loom (In-Person)
Schedule: July 28-August 1 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Marta Kløve Juuhl Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Discover the ancient art of Varafell weaving, a traditional Viking-age technique closely related to rya...
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2025-07-28 – Viking-Style Padlock (In-Person)
Schedule: July 28-30 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Tom Latané Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in the new forging classroom. Students will forge and fabricate a tapered square body with a key...
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2025-08-04 – Silversmithing: The Advanced Jeweler’s Palette (In-Person)
Schedule: August 4-8 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Liz Bucheit Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Do you like playing with fire? This course is for jewelers who have some skills but would...
from $455.00
2025-08-07 – Traditional Telemark Style Rosemaling (In-Person)
Schedule: August 7-10 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Tonya Mandy Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Discover the freedom that comes with freehand Telemark painting using round brushes, while finding inspiration from old...
from $365.00
2025-08-15 – Scandinavian Bowl Turning on a Spring Pole Lathe (In-Person)
Schedule: August 15-17 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: David Susag Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Well before the industrial period brought us mechanized power lathes, a foot-powered lathe was an important tool...
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2025-08-21 – Bentwood Box (In-Person)
Schedule: August 21-24 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Hal Bitzer Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Bentwood boxes are made by wetting a strip of wood and then bending it around a form...
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2025-08-22 – Rosemaling in the Style of Sebjørn Kverndalen (In-Person)
Schedule: August 22-24 (9:00 am-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Carol Bender Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Join us for an in-depth study of Sebjørn Kverndalen, a masterful rosemaler who also excelled in cabinet...
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2025-09-02 – Forging Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Tuesdays, September 2-October 7 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Andrew Townswick Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School in the new forging classroom. Students are invited to start their forging journey in the...
from $55.00
2025-09-02 – Friluftsliv Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Tuesdays, September 2 - October 7 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Let's explore the concept of friluftsliv by spending time together celebrating the outdoors. We will connect...
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2025-09-03 – Beginning and Intermediate Whittling Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Wednesdays, September 3-October 8 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Rebecca Hanna and Steph Hughes Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Are you ready to learn woodcarving? Have you been learning woodcarving and...
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2025-09-03 – Motifs of the Rococo and Baroque Style (In-Person)
Schedule: September 3-7 (9:00-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Andrea Herkert Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Exploring the traditions of Telemark and Hallingdal rosemaling, this class will cover painting, history, and culture. The early...
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2025-09-04 – Fiber Arts Klubb (In-Person)
Schedule: Six Thursdays, September 4-October 9 (3:15-5:00 pm CT) Instructor: Ivy Riggs Location: This is an in-person class held at Vesterheim Folk Art School. Young students will enjoy starting their fiber arts journey at Vesterheim! Participants will be introduced...
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